[pct-l] more on backcountry water treatment

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

Not sure if this will provide all the information you want, but you might be 
interested in checking out the reviews done by the BackpackGearTest group 
at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BackpackGearTest/files/Water%20Treatment/

In particular, look under both the Aqua Mira and Pristine folders.  Under 
the Pristine folder, Dr. Ryan Jordan did a pretty thorough and scientific 
analysis of the product.  If nothing else, his reports should give you 
fodder for further research.

Mara

>From: "Jack Young" <youngjack@hotmail.com>
>Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 14:10:29 -0800
>
>...
>It looks like a lot of folks like aqua mira.  According to 
>http://www.mcnett.com/products/aquamira-faq.html this makes chlorine 
>dioxide which I haven't been able to find any good 3rd party data on (The 
>EPA or FDA don't count).  Does anyone have anything here?

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